Facebook Officials Issue Fort Collins-Area Air-Quality Warning Over Hewlett Fire
The east side side of Fort Collins, Wellington, Ault, and all the other towns near the Hewlett Fire are well aware there is something burning just by breathing. Take a good whiff, and it smells as though there is a ham in the oven, or take a good look, and you can tell the air quality is poor. That is why Larimer County environmental health officials are warning area residents to be cautious about exercising in the smoke blanketing the area from the Hewlett Fire.
Facebook 2 Fort Collins Breweries Win Medals at the World Beer Cup
‘The Olympics of Beer Competition’ as it is referred to in the brewing industry. The World Beer Cup brings together great brewers from all corners of the globe. Plus, the awards are highly regarded. A brewer who wins a World Beer Cup gold award knows that their winning beer represents the best of that beer style in the world. Fort Collins brewers took home three medals last weekend at the event.
Brock Osweiler/ Facebook Meet the Denver Broncos Eventual Heir Apparent to Peyton Manning, Brock Osweiler
With the 57th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft the Denver Broncos selected who? A quarterback? After they just spent $80 million on one? Right after they just signed a backup in former Colorado State standout Caleb Hanie? It’s true, the Broncos selected Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler with their second pick in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday night.
Facebook Several Local Businesses Win Better Business Bureau Torch Awards
Each year the Better Business Bureau honors businesses around Northern Colorado and Wyoming with the prestigious Torch Awards. The 14th annual event to honor businesses for their business ethics took place Tuesday night at the Embassy Suites. Read more to find out who this years winners were.
The Sink/ Facebook President Obama Gets a Pizza & Hangs Out With Patrons In Boulder
Picture this… You are sitting in a bar on The Hill in Boulder having a beer and maybe some pizza when all of a sudden the doors are locked and the men in suits with dark sunglasses come in and used security wands on everyone, doing a security sweep. Are you thinking bomb? Terrorist attack? The end of the world? Nope, it’s just President Obama. He was in town and hungry too, so he was stopping into the Sink restaurant for a pizza.
Facebook Dine Out for Hunger Thursday – List of Participating Restaurants
If you are anything like me, you could skip the cooking and dishes and eat out every night. But, like me, a lot of people don’t have the time or the budget to do that. It becomes a once or twice a week thing. Well, this week make your plans t eat out Thursday. Dine Out for Hunger is a one-day event, Thursday (4/26/12) where community-minded restaurants support Weld Food Bank’s hunger relief program by donating a percentage of their sales to the food bank.
Facebook Denver Broncos Safety Brian Dawkins Retires
16 years in the NFL and a nagging neck injury have aided in Denver Broncos safety Brian Dawkins calling it a career in pro football. Dawkins, who spent 13 years with the Philadelphia Eagles and played his last three seasons with the Denver Broncos, made the announcement on his Twitter page.
today.colostate.edu Colorado State University Developing Solar-Powered Clothes to Charge Your Electronics
What happens when you are deep in the woods and your iPhone dies? Well, until recently the simple answer to that question was; you are without an iPhone. That is about to change. Colorado State University apparel design researchers and students are working to develop comfortable outdoor clothing with fabric solar panels that can charge cellphones, MP3 players, tablets and GPS units while also preventing sunburns.
Denver Broncos/ Facebook Nike Unveils New Denver Broncos Uniforms [VIDEO]
Nike is a new National Football League partner, taking over uniform and gear design from Reebok. Nike unveiled its new NFL uniforms on Tuesday. As announced about a year ago, the Denver Broncos are going back to their roots a bit with their new uniforms that will feature orange jerseys with blue stripes.
Facebook Easter Egg Hunts in Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley
If you didn’t already know, this Sunday is Easter! That means that it is also time for community Easter Egg Hunts. Here is a list of the events we know about around Northern Colorado…
Facebook Former Rockie Ubaldo Jimenez Sparks Incident By Hitting Troy Tulowitzki [VIDEO]
If you follow Colorado Rockies baseball, you know that the relationship with pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez was, well, rocky to say the least. Sure, he was, and still is, the only Rockie to ever throw a no hitter, and had some great seasons on the mound for the Rockies. But, he also struggled a lot, and became very dysfunctional when his then teammates Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki received large contracts from Colorado and he didn’t. Jimenez was traded to Cleveland last season, and while facing the Rockies in a spring training game yesterday took some frustration out on Troy Tulowitzki’s elbow.
Facebook CSU Pinpoints 3 New Stadium Sites, Where Would You Put It? – Survey of the Day
At a meeting of the Colorado State University’s Stadium Advisory Committee on Thursday night, the university announced the three most likely areas of the Fort Collins campus where they think it may be possible to build an on-campus football stadium. Which site do you think would be best?
